Middle East

UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, praises what Iran has done to resolve the crisis in Syria.

Former British top diplomat Jack Straw says Iran whose role is growing in the Middle East should be recognized as a good regional partner.

How Iranians react to the death sentence for a Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Shiite cleric.

The Iranian parliament speaker says world powers seem to want to destroy the Middle East.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says efforts by the US and its allies against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists are not real.

The vicious circle of terrorism will persist in the Middle East unless determination and courage are employed to wipe out the deep-rooted problem.

Iran will forge ahead with its attempts to ensure stability in the region.

Iran warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Kobani and says it will soon send aid to stricken residents.

An Iranian lawmaker has rapped the hoisting of the ISIL terrorist group's flag on the Arafat Plain in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj rituals, saying the move signifies Riyadh’s support for terrorism.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari thanks Iran for supporting Baghdad in its fight against terrorism.

An Iranian Army Commander says the Armed Forces are ready to give a crushing response to ISIL if it ever attacks Iran.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the US-led airstrikes in Syria are illegal because they are not approved by or coordinated with the Syrian government.

A senior Iranian diplomat has censured the recent US-led airstrikes in Syria as violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty and the international law, emphasizing that they will create a pretext for fresh interference in the Middle East.

The Iranian FM spokeswoman welcomes the conclusion of a peace deal between Yemeni revolutionaries and the government.

Iran and the UAE appeal for closer Muslim cooperation to snuff out the IS threat.

ISIL terrorists release online audiotape calling for the murder of "coalition citizens".

The Iranian president says Tehran supports oppressed nations as they take on the scourge of terror.

A former Iranian diplomat says Tehran has an active role in the fight against IS terrorist group.

Iran’s ambassador to Turkey shares his thoughts on how Turkey will change after Erdogan is elected president.

Iranian diplomat slams IS as a terrorist entity that has nothing to do with Islam.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Iran has "a role to play" in the campaign against the ISIL terrorist group, which is operating in Syria and Iraq.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted Iran’s role in the Middle East, stressing the need to tap into the Islamic Republic’s potential to resolve crises in the region.

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says IS, Zionists and Western neo-cons do not represent religions.

The ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria are an outcome of foreign invasion in the Middle East, says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called the US-led coalition against the ISIL terrorists “ridiculous”.